Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for NPKI in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
This week's coverage centers on NPK International's exposure to datacenter-driven demand, with one piece framing the recent sell-off as a buying opportunity tied to surging power transmission capex, AI data center growth, and the industry shift from wood to composite mats. A separate piece compares NPKI to MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) across institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, and valuation, without new company-specific news attached.
NPKI closed at $11.26, down 0.7%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $12.87 and its 200-day average of $13.97, with the 50-day below the 200-day. Shorter-term returns show a 15.1% decline over one month, 22.4% over three months, and 25% over six months, though the one-year return remains positive at 1.8%. The GekkoIndex reads 69.4, placing NPKI in the Accumulation zone, up 1.9 over five days. The stock trades 22.6% below its Gekko Fair Value of $14.55.
Earnings are scheduled for 29 October 2026, 17 days away and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last report on 31 March showed EPS of $0.12 against a $0.11 estimate, with a 0.9% reaction, and the company has beaten estimates in 6 of its last 8 quarters, with an average absolute reaction of 9%. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current window, and seasonality data is insufficient for a historical read. The sole analyst covering NPKI rates it buy, with a consensus target of $20.33.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
NPK International scores 2 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 4 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $11.26 is below the 50-day ($12.87) and 200-day ($13.97) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart69.4, Accumulation
Reading 69.4 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex22.6% below
Price is 22.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 17 days
Reports on Oct 29, 2026, 17 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earningsNo data
Not enough years of history for a seasonal read.
A description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
NPK International closed at $11.26 on Oct 12, 2026, +1.8% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $10.73 to $16.50.
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NPK International provides equipment, products, and support services used mainly in oil and gas exploration and production work. The company is widely associated with supplying fluids used in drilling, completion, and stimulation, as well as renting composite matting that gives crews temporary access to worksites. Alongside the equipment itself, it offers technical assistance and on-site construction support tied to these offerings.
The business is split into two divisions. Fluids Systems handles drilling, completion, and stimulation fluid products along with related technical guidance, serving customers across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and to a lesser extent Asia Pacific and Latin America. Industrial Solutions rents out composite mats for temporary worksite access and provides services such as access road building, site planning, erosion control, and restoration, serving industries including power transmission, exploration and production, pipelines, renewable energy, petrochemicals, and construction, mainly in the United States and Europe; it also sells recyclable composite mats worldwide.
Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, the company traces its roots to 1932 and operated for many years as Newpark Resources before taking the name NPK International in December 2024. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker NPKI.
NPK International’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 69.4, in the Accumulation zone, up 1.9 points over five sessions.
Up 1.9 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 34 | +2.1% | +5.2% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 133 | −0.8% | −0.6% | ||
| Neutral | 266 | +1.2% | +4.4% | ||
| Distribution | 25 | +0.3% | +0.9% | ||
| Selling | 6 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average NPKI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
NPK International trades 22.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $14.55, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what NPK International shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$14.55
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
22.6% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 26.8% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for NPK International, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for NPKI in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in NPKI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
NPK International has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold NPKI.
NPK International reports on Oct 29, 2026 (17 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 29, 2026
17 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | $0.12 est $0.11 | — | +0.9% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $0.13 est $0.10 | — | +2.3% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $0.07 est $0.07 | $68.84M est $68.54M | −10.0% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.11 est $0.09 | $68.23M est $57.57M | +3.7% |
| May 2, 2025 | $0.12 est $0.07 | $64.78M est $61.32M | +31.3% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $0.08 est $0.08 | −$174.8M est $58.81M | −5.5% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.17 est $0.07 | $44.21M est $54.19M | — |
| Aug 5, 2024 | $0.12 est $0.07 | $179.0M est $169.3M | — |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for NPK International is $20.33, +80.6% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 | Craig-Hallum | $22 | +95.4% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
NPK International’s market cap is $956.1M, with a P/E ratio of 25 and revenue of $300.7M over the last twelve months.
2 headlines about NPK International from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
NPK International’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MASMasco | Neutral | 0.2% above |
| CSLCarlisle Companies | Accumulation | 16.7% below |
| WSOWatsco | Accumulation | 1.2% below |
| SPXCSPX Technologies | Accumulation | 23.5% below |
| AOSA.O. Smith | Accumulation | 21.3% below |
| MHKMohawk Industries | Accumulation | 4.5% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
NPK International’s market cap is $956.1M at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $11.26, with 84.91M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 25.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for NPK International is $20.33, +80.6% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate NPK International is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $11.26 is 22.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $14.55. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
NPK International is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026 (17 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.12 per share on revenue of $76.60M. NPK International beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 9% on average across the report.
NPK International’s 52-week high is $16.50 and its 52-week low is $10.73; it closed at $11.26 on Oct 12, 2026, +1.8% over the past year.
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